Amy Bhatt, Gender and Women’s Studies, Discusses Her Research on Immigrant Tech Communities in the Seattle Times

Sep 4, 2015 / 1 minute of reading

In an in-depth Seattle Times story about the difficulty in finding employment that women in immigrant tech communities experience, Amy Bhatt, an assistant professor of gender and women’s studies, was quoted in the article and provided perspective on many of the harsh realities that women in such communities encounter. “It’s very challenging for many of the women who come here as spouses,” said Bhatt, who did her Ph.D. research at the University of Washington on high-tech immigrant communities in the Seattle area. “They are a highly educated group of women, trained in fields like engineering and computer science, coming to what they think… Continue Reading Amy Bhatt, Gender and Women’s Studies, Discusses Her Research on Immigrant Tech Communities in the Seattle Times

Robert Provine, Psychology, Explains the Science of Laughter

Sep 4, 2015 / 2 minutes of reading

Psychology Research Professor and Professor Emeritus Robert Provine recently conducted two interviews with podcast programs to explain his research on neglected human instincts such as laughter, hiccuping, and sneezing. On WBUR’s “You’re the Expert,” a program that brings together comedians and academics in which panelists learn more about research topics of broad interest, Provine appeared at DC Improv Comedy Club to record the segment in front of a live audience. The podcast addressed a wide range of topics, and Provine talked about his research process in trying to get people to laugh. “The key ingredient to get people to laugh is not… Continue Reading Robert Provine, Psychology, Explains the Science of Laughter

Christy Chapin, History, Publishes New Book About the History of the American Health Care System

Sep 4, 2015 / 2 minutes of reading

Christy Chapin, an assistant professor of history, recently published a new book which traces how private and public interests merged to place insurance companies at the center of the U.S. healthcare system. The book, Ensuring America’s Health: The Public Creation of the Corporate Health Care System, was published earlier this year by Cambridge University Press. “Christy Chapin’s Ensuring America’s Health changes the scholarly conversation about the history of our health care system. It explains how both public and private forces created Medicare in 1965 and how the ‘insurance company model’ of health care finance has prevailed ever since. This book is the… Continue Reading Christy Chapin, History, Publishes New Book About the History of the American Health Care System

Jason Loviglio, Media and Communication Studies, Analyzes Podcast Movement 2015 in Antenna

Sep 4, 2015 / 2 minutes of reading

Last month, more than 1,000 podcasters gathered in Texas for the second annual “Podcast Movement” to discuss the latest in the industry. Jason Loviglio, associate professor and chair of media and communication studies, published a first-hand account of his experience at the conference in Antenna, a popular media and cultural studies blog. Loviglio, who is an expert in media history and radio studies, wrote in great detail about the various conference sessions which ranged from an awards session presented by the “Academy of Podcasting” to the keynote address by Sarah Koenig of the overwhelmingly popular podcast Serial. “Koenig’s talk was exquisitely… Continue Reading Jason Loviglio, Media and Communication Studies, Analyzes Podcast Movement 2015 in Antenna

Social Sciences Forum: We are Subjects of History: Indigenous Communities’ Fight for Autonomy and Human Rights in Chiapas and Beyond (9/24)

Sep 4, 2015 / 1 minute of reading

Social Sciences Forum Guadalupe Moshan Álvarez, principal attorney, Fray Bartolomé Human Rights Center, San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico Bárbara Suárez Galeano, Interpreter, Autonomous University of Social Movements, Centro Autónomo de Albany Park, Chicago Thursday, September 24 | 4:30 p.m. Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery Mexico is at a critical moment: the forced disappearance of 43 Ayotzinapa rural teachers and college students set off a tidal wave of indignation and massive protests. In the context of a war on drugs that has left more than 25,000 disappeared, Guadalupe Moshan Álvarez will speak on the human rights situation in… Continue Reading Social Sciences Forum: We are Subjects of History: Indigenous Communities’ Fight for Autonomy and Human Rights in Chiapas and Beyond (9/24)

Fall 2015 Big Prize Poetry Slam (10/9)

Sep 4, 2015 / 1 minute of reading

Fall 2015 Big Prize Poetry Slam Friday, October 9, 2015 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Performing Arts & Humanities Building : Atrium Slam BIG and win BIG at the fourth annual Poetry Slam hosted by the English Department this year on October 9 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM in the Performing Arts & Humanities Building Atrium. You will not want to miss this momentous event. A first prize of two hundred dollars will go to the winner of this dazzling, high-energy slam. There are second and third place prizes too for students and alumni sharing their original work, scored by… Continue Reading Fall 2015 Big Prize Poetry Slam (10/9)

Humanities Forum: Dear White People: Film Screening and Conversation (9/24)

Sep 4, 2015 / 1 minute of reading

Humanities Forum Kimberly Moffitt, Dresher Center fellow and associate professor of American studies, UMBC Damon Turner, adjunct professor in Africana studies, UMBC and PhD Candidate in African American history, Morgan State University Thursday, September 24 | 7 pm Performing Arts & Humanities Building : Rm. 132 The film Dear White People follows the lives of four black students at an Ivy League college. Director and writer Justin Simien says, “My film is about identity. It’s about the difference between how the mass culture responds to a person because of their race and who that person understands themselves to truly be.… Continue Reading Humanities Forum: Dear White People: Film Screening and Conversation (9/24)

Fall 2015 Medieval and Early Modern Studies Lecture (9/24)

Sep 4, 2015 / 2 minutes of reading

Digital Humanities and Imagining Medieval Women’s Lives: Putting Marriage and Sex on the Internet Shannon McSheffrey, Professor, Department of History, Concordia University, Montreal Thursday, September 24 | 4:00 pm University Center Room 312 Dr. Shannon McSheffrey (Ph. D, Toronto), Professor, Department of History, Concordia University, Montreal, will speak on her research on women in late medieval London, including her work in digital humanities. She manages a database relating to the late medieval London Consistory court which can be accessed here. Professor McSheffrey’s research interests center around gender roles, law, civic culture, marriage, literacy, heresy, and popular religion in late medieval… Continue Reading Fall 2015 Medieval and Early Modern Studies Lecture (9/24)

Social Sciences Forum: Constitution and Citizenship Day Lecture: Counter-Stories: Protecting Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in Wartime (9/15)

Sep 4, 2015 / 1 minute of reading

Social Sciences Forum Mark Graber, Jacob A. France Professor of Constitutionalism, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Tuesday, September 15 | 4:30 p.m. Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery Mark Graber examines the problems of how and why the U.S. has often enacted restrictive policies during wartime, and how military conflicts and tensions influence civil liberties and civil rights in the United States. Graber argues that the same factors explain why some rights are restricted, why some rights are expanded, and why some rights are protected during particular wars. These factors also continue to influence contemporary responses to… Continue Reading Social Sciences Forum: Constitution and Citizenship Day Lecture: Counter-Stories: Protecting Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in Wartime (9/15)

Humanities Forum: Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America (9/17)

Sep 4, 2015 / 1 minute of reading

Humanities Forum Eduardo López, television producer, journalist and documentarian Thursday, September 17 | 5:30 pm New location: Performing Arts and Humanities Building Room 132 The rapid growth of the nation’s Latino community has sparked heated national debate over immigration, yet the reality is that many of us know little about the Latin American roots of migration. In this talk, based on his award-winning documentary, Harvest of Empire, Eduardo López examines the direct connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the immigration crisis we face today, unveiling a moving human story that is largely unknown to the great majority of… Continue Reading Humanities Forum: Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America (9/17)

Social Sciences Forum: Surnames and Social Mobility: Why So Much Persistence of Status Across Generations? (9/8)

Sep 4, 2015 / 1 minute of reading

Social Sciences Forum Gregory Clark, professor of economics, University of California-Davis Wednesday, September 9 | 4 p.m. Albin O. Kuhn Library 7th Floor How much of our fate is tied to the status of our parents and grandparents? Using a novel technique–tracking family names over generations to measure social mobility across countries and periods—renowned economic historian Gregory Clark argues that social mobility rates are lower than conventionally estimated, do not vary across societies, and are resistant to social policies. Sponsored by the Department of Economics.

F. Chris Curran, School of Public Policy, Writes About Teacher Overtime Policy in Education Week

Aug 28, 2015 / 2 minutes of reading

F. Chris Curran, a new assistant professor in the School of Public Policy, recently wrote a letter to the editor about including teachers in overtime pay discussions that was published in Education Week. In the letter, Curran referenced President Obama’s announcement of plans for changes in overtime-pay regulations, noting that provisions of the proposal would prevent teachers from seeing benefits from the policy. “While teachers hoping for an extra paycheck may be disappointed, the national conversation on what President Obama calls a ‘fair day’s pay’ should not be allowed to pass the schoolhouse by. It is an opportunity to recognize, and… Continue Reading F. Chris Curran, School of Public Policy, Writes About Teacher Overtime Policy in Education Week

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